Joshua 24:15: "... decide today whom you will serve, the gods your ancestors worshiped in Mesopotamia or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

MR HO Kwon Ping is wrong to propose theacceptance of gays into Singapore societybecause accepting a gay lifestyle wouldhave a tremendous impact on society as awhole in terms of religious beliefs, socialwell-being and families.

As a Christian, I oppose legalising a gaylifestyle in Singapore because it’s againstmy beliefs. As a father of three teenagers, Icare because I don’t want my children to beaffected by such a lifestyle.

Imagine if we allow the acceptance ofsuch a lifestyle in Singapore. What next? Legalisesame sex marriages? Legalise adoptionof children for gays?

Where are we as a socially-conservativesociety heading towards?

Soon gays will claim the right for socialacceptance in all areas including education,welfareet cetera. What effect will this haveon the next generation of children and parentswho wish that their children will growup normally and produce children in thenormal course of their being?

The only strong contention in Mr Ho’sproposal is the so-called gay leading edgein the “creative class”. Doesn’t our societyhave many other people to develop andnurture? Why are we so eager to promotecreative class talent in Singapore? So thatwe can become a more tolerant societyto accept whatever lifestyle these bring?Definitely no.

I would like to borrow a similar argumentby Attorney-General Walter Woon regardingthe Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota). In“None above the law” (Sept 8), he said: “If DrLee (Wei Ling) disagrees with Hota, she is atperfect liberty to campaign to have it amended… But until Parliament amends or repeals theHota and the Oaths and Declarations Act, theyremain the law of Singapore.”

If anyone disagrees with the law forgays as enacted by Parliament, he/she isat perfect liberty to campaign to have itamended… But until Parliament amendsor repeals the law of Singapore for gays, itremains the law of Singapore.